Show Don't Tell: Mark 1:40-45
Vivid sensory description for preaching Mark 1:40-45
This is a show dont tell prompt.
Instead of saying "Jesus healed a leper," feel the forbidden touch. A man with leprosy comes to Jesus and falls on his knees: "If you are willing, you can make me clean." He doesn't doubt Jesus' power—only his willingness. Would anyone want to touch someone like him? Jesus is "indignant" (some manuscripts say "moved with compassion")—either moved by the man's suffering or angry at the disease that ravaged him.…
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